I love the way this lumber cuts on the table saw and miter saw. I also love the appearance after finishing with either Clark's Cutting Board Oil or Tung Oil! It looks and feels great. \r\n\r\nI purchased a bunch to make small trays as holiday gifts, and to use for face frames, stiles, and rails for a set of upscale shop cabinets I'm building. I had Woodworkers Source give me a straight line rip on one edge for easy ripping and cross cutting (I don't have a jointer). When I got to planing, I found that roasted ash doesn't produce the chips and shavings that most other woods I've planed produce. Instead, much of the removed material gets pulverized to a fine powder that coats the rollers in my planer and prevents the board from feeding. To stay on schedule, I had to use a thinner scrap of maple board to push the stock through the planer.
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Rob J
Fountain Hills, AZ
I've used it once or twice
Hobbyist Woodworker
3 / 5January 15th, 2026
Difficult for my DeWalt DW735 planer to handle
I love the way this lumber cuts on the table saw and miter saw. I also love the appearance after finishing with either Clark's Cutting Board Oil or Tung Oil! It looks and feels great.
I purchased a bunch to make small trays as holiday gifts, and to use for face frames, stiles, and rails for a set of upscale shop cabinets I'm building. I had Woodworkers Source give me a straight line rip on one edge for easy ripping and cross cutting (I don't have a jointer). When I got to planing, I found that roasted ash doesn't produce the chips and shavings that most other woods I've planed produce. Instead, much of the removed material gets pulverized to a fine powder that coats the rollers in my planer and prevents the board from feeding. To stay on schedule, I had to use a thinner scrap of maple board to push the stock through the planer.
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